Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org35157319.2-283How accused may be convicted of felony2026Criminal ProcedureConvictions; Effect ThereofProof and Verdicts
No person shall be convicted of felony, unless by his confession of guilt in court, or by his plea, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court, or by judgment of the court trying the case without a jury according to law.
Code 1950, § 19.1-248; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.